DCM 0685: Clinton & Co. Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Ebonite, silver keys, metal-lined head.; 65.4 cm.
Key Holes System: Conical bore, old system flute of John Clinton's patented model Equisonant System (see DCM 109 and 379). In addition, this flute includes Clinton's 1863 patent lever for RH 1st finger F-natural. It also has covered key plates throughout, with no finger rings.
Mark Maximum: CLINTON & Cº / EQUISONANT / 35 PERCY ST / LONDON / 4928
Mark Additional: Mark on upper body. Mark on barrel, foot: CLINTON & Cº / LONDON
Provenance: J. Clayton Boyes, Bushey, England, 29 Nov. 1926.

The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Congress, contains nearly 1,700 flutes and other wind instruments, statuary, iconography, books, music, trade catalogs, tutors, patents, and other materials mostly related to the flute. It includes both Western and non-Western examples of flutes from around the world, with at least 460 European and American instrument makers represented. Items in the collection date from the 16th to the 20th century.